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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. N06650 Nickel

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
82
Shear Strength, MPa 160
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
60
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
12 to 16
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0